A strong cold front pushed through the Mid-Atlantic during the late evening hours. Despite only shallow convection with light showers along the front, very strong winds from aloft were able to mix to the surface resulting in scattered damaging winds across northern Maryland and into a small part of the eastern West Virginia panhandle.
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A strong cold front pushed through the Mid-Atlantic during the late evening hours. Despite only shallow convection with light showers along the front, very strong winds from aloft were able to mix to the surface resulting in scattered damaging winds across northern Maryland and into a small part of the eastern West Virginia panhandle.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:20 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind gust of 50 knots (58 MPH) was measured by a personal weather station near Hedgesville (KWVHEDGE26).
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